REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
DATE: 01/05/2022
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Planning and Development Department
SUBJECT:
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Urgency ordinance and regular ordinance adding Chapter 16.18 to the Corona Municipal Code to implement Senate Bill 9 to allow for two-unit housing developments and urban lot splits in single-family residential zoning districts.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
Senate Bill 9 (SB 9) of 2021 provides new state regulations designed to streamline the process for a homeowner to create a duplex or subdivide an existing lot. Further, SB 9 provides narrow parameters for local agencies regarding the application of such regulations, which they may apply to qualifying two-unit developments. The proposed ordinance considered with this action will establish objective development standards for the City when it comes to processing such urban lot splits and reviewing two-unit housing developments allowed by SB 9. Currently, only the general standards outlined in state law are applicable within the community. In accordance with state law, the ordinance will allow urban lot splits and two-unit housing in single family residential zones to be processed by the City as a ministerial approval.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
That the City Council:
a. Adopt Urgency Ordinance No. 3341 for immediate consideration of adding Chapter 16.18 to the Corona Municipal Code to implement Senate Bill 9 to allow for two-unit housing developments and urban lot splits in single family residential zoning districts.
b. Introduce by title only and waive the full reading for consideration of Ordinance No. 3342, first reading of an ordinance adding Chapter 16.18 to the Corona Municipal Code to implement Senate Bill 9 to allow for two-unit housing developments and urban lot splits in single family residential zoning districts.
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BACKGROUND & HISTORY:
Senate Bill 9 (SB 9) was signed into law by the Governor on September 16, 2021...
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